The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday, October 25, rescinded its support for e-commerce proposals already advanced in World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, undermining the ongoing talks among 90 WTO...more
Virginia recently adopted a GDPR-inspired comprehensive data protection law for Virginia residents. What Are the Main Points Covered by Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA)? ...more
China is continuing to move forward with its first comprehensive privacy law. China recently issued a second version of the draft Personal Information Protection Law (Draft PIPL) which will be open for public comments until...more
The movement to localize some or all of internet data has grown over the past five years as countries introduce new laws restricting data flows, and others try to boost local businesses by placing burdens on international...more
In an attempt to enhance legal certainty, especially with the rapidly developing digital platforms as the pandemic appeared to linger longer than it was previously speculated, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics of...more
Stung by Brexit and set adrift by a neglectful U.S. foreign policy, the European Union has started to explore new ways of breaking away from the rest of the world, including taking steps to cordon EU data into locally managed...more
Meet the Euro-crats who think that the European Union needs to behave more like Russia and China. More like Nigeria, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia. These leaders are pushing not just to punish U.S. firms for successfully...more
Internet data center (“IDC”) projects in China have attracted ever-increasing investment interest from investors outside of China. Post-COVID-19 outbreak, this sector has become even hotter as more businesses seek to move...more
A Data-Driven Market- Southeast Asia is developing its own rich ecosystem of ecommerce marketplaces, fintech service providers, ride-sharing companies and gig-economy platforms similar to, but distinct from, the global...more
On December 2, 2019, President Putin signed the law regarding the introduction of administrative fines for failure to comply with personal data localization requirements set by the Law on Personal Data since September 1,...more
Under Russian Data Protection Law, when collecting personal data, data operators (controllers) must ensure that recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, updating and extraction of personal data relating to Russian...more
On 21 November 2019 a bill imposing multi-million Ruble (RUB) fines for infringing Russian data localization and information security laws passed the last hearing at the State Duma. This likely means that the bill will become...more
A draft law proposed in Russia would introduce severe monetary fines for noncompliance with Russia’s data protection law, including the data localization requirement, and violations of various internet activity laws. ...more
On June 13, 2019, a draft bill increasing fines for violations of Federal Law No. 242-FZ (Data Localization Law) was submitted to the State Duma (i.e., the lower house of the Federal Assembly). ...more
On June 13, 2019 a bill of law entered Russian State Duma to introduce to the Code of Administrative Offense administrative fines for failure to comply with the requirements for localization of processing of personal data of...more
On June 13, 2019, a new draft bill imposing multi-million Ruble (RUB) fines for infringing Russian data localization and information security laws—multiplying the maximum penalty under current law by a magnitude of 240—was...more
Many TMT companies have found China a market that is challenging to navigate. The challenges have included restricted sub-sectors, data localization requirements, and intellectual property protection. These market access...more
Broadly written rules would allow the Russian government greater central control over content and data flows, and greater access to users’ information. On May 1, 2019, the Russian President signed draft law No. 608767-7,...more
With this new legislative act, the European legislature aims to remove existing data localization requirements and enable storage of data in multiple locations across the EU. On November 14, 2018, the European Parliament...more
Two weeks ago, certain territorial divisions of the Russian Data Protection Authority, Roskomnadzor, published their 2018 plans for conducting inspections of local companies’ compliance with Russian data privacy requirements,...more
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 16, 2017, announced it had granted the government’s petition for certiorari in United States v. Microsoft and will hear a case this Term that could have lasting implications for how technology...more
On June 10, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) released the Draft Regulations on the Security Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure. The CAC is seeking public comments with a deadline of...more
China’s Cybersecurity Law came into force on 1 June 2017, despite speculation that there would be a delay in its launch. The new law covers a wide range of activities relating to the cyberspace, including personal data...more
At a press conference held on the eve of its launch, China’s Cybersecurity authority, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”), provided clarification on some aspects of the Cybersecurity Law - notably on the...more
The law applies to all “network operators” and introduces cybersecurity mechanisms. On November 7, 2016, the Chinese government released a draft version of the Cybersecurity Law (CSL) that will govern China’s cyberspace...more